GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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beatitudea state of utmost bliss
negateto deny the existence or truth of
waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
euphoriaa feeling of well-being or elation
mutedbeing mute : silent
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use